Sir Keir Starmer has promised change as he outlined his government’s “milestones” but bringing migration down failed to make the list.
The prime minister revealed the government’s six milestones he said would be reached by the end of this parliament.
He said they would “drive forward” his party’s missions and allow the public to “hold our feet to the fire”.
Billed as a “Plan for Change”, which he insisted was not a reset, migration was not on the list of milestones.
Quizzed on why it was not, Sir Keir told Sky News’ political editor Beth Rigby that migration needs to come down – something he has said before.
Sir Keir said: “It is our duty to do it [bring migration down]. And we will do it.”
He refused to set a target or timeline.
The milestones Sir Keir announced are:
• Raising living standards in every part of the UK
• Rebuilding Britain
• Ending hospital backlogs
• Putting police back on the beat
• Giving children the best start in life
• Securing home grown energy.
Sir Keir admitted Labour’s target to build 1.5 million new homes by 2029 may be “a little too ambitious” but denied he was going to change it.
He said the government faces an “almighty challenge” to hit these milestones by the end of this parliament.
The PM was also questioned by journalists over the government’s net zero target because the Plan for Change document said the milestone of securing home grown energy would put the UK “on track to have at least 95% clean power by 2030”.
He insisted it was not a revision of Labour’s original target to get to 100% net zero by 2030.
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